Cane-car



H. T. ANDERSON.

CANE CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 19 21. 1,380,176.

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l VENTOR Patented May 31, 1921.

H. T. ANDERSON.

CANE CAR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10' I92 Patented'May 31,1921."

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FIG. 2

UNITED TA -HARRY T. ANDERSON, or BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARD s'rnnn PATENT OFFICE.

.CAR .C OMIANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL VANIA.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, HA RY T. 'ANnnnsoN,

a citizen of the United States,and resident of Butler, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cane-Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to railway cars having transverse partitions and relates particularlyto cars'for carrying sugarcane.

.Theob eCt of my invention is to provide an improved partition construction for cars tion are that the space. taken up by the partition is reduced to a minimum as compared with the space taken up by the partitions when the ordinary channel construction is used. Also, my improved construction re duces by one-half the number of bolts required in applying the partition boards and consequently decreases the labor cost. Other advantages will appear from the following description.

A cane car constructed in accordance with my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view, with parts broken away and other parts shown in section, of the complete car; Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal view of one of the transoms of the car showing two partition side posts constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section showing one of the side posts of Fig. 3 with the partition boards in place.

The car shown in the drawing comprises the usual side sills 2, center sill 3, body bolster 4;, swinging doors 5, and door-operating mechanism 6, and the body of the car is made up of vertical angle bars 7 bolted to the side sills 2 and to angle bars 8 at the top of the sides and ends of the car. These parts are of ordinary construction and are here shown only for the purpose of illustrating my invention, which is concerned CAN E- GAR.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patent d pl 31 1921 Application filed January 10, 1921.

Serial No. 436,260.

double sheathing of planks 11 laid horizontally with their ends bolted to side posts, the construction of which is best shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. Each of these side posts consists of twoZ-bars 12 placed back to back,

with their corresponding flanges 13 in con tact- The planks 11 are placed against these flanges 13'and are fastened in' place by means of bolts 14;which. pass through both planks and both flanges. The bolts are preferably countersunk, as shown at 15, so that the total thickness of the partition consists only of the combined thickness, of -t' hetwo planks and the two flanges '13 of the side posts.

This construction provides convenient means for connecting the side posts 10 to the frame of the car by means of gusset plates 16 which, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, are riveted to the transoms 17 and to the flanges 13.

My present invention is an improvement over the partition construction in which the side posts are made up of channel bars. WVhere the ordinary channel construction is used, a 4 inch channel bar is the minimum size that can be practically-employed. This, with the use of 111- inch planks, makes the total thickness of the partition 7 inches. WVhere a 6-inch channel is used, the total thickness of the partition is nine inches. In my improved construction the combined thickness of the two planks and the two flanges of the Z-bars is inches, thus making a reduction of inches in comparison with the channel construction where le-inch channels are used, and a reduction of 5- inches in comparison with the channel construction in which 6-inch channels are used.

In addition to the saving in space produced in my invention I also greatly increase the strength of the side posts without increasing their weight.

It will also be observed that the partition plank is separately bolted to one flange of the side post, two bolts being required at each end of each plank. With my improved construction each plank is also fastened with two bolts, but the bolts also serve to attach the plank on the opposite side of the flanges 13, as shown in Fig. 4:. The time and cost of assembling the partitions is thus greatly reduced.

My improved partition construction may be employed in cars other than cane cars where partitions are required, and the details of construction shown in the drawing and described above may be varied in many respects without departing from my invention, the scope of which is indicated in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A railway car having a partition comprising side posts each composed of two 2- bars having corresponding flanges placed together and planks secured to the said flanges.

2. A railway car having a partition com,- prising side posts each composed of two Z- bars having corresponding flanges placed together, planks resting against the opposite sides of the said flanges, and bolts extending through the said flanges and through the said planks.

3. A railway car having a partition comprising vertical side posts each composed of two Z-bars having corresponding flanges placed together, planks extending horizontally between the said sideposts, and bolts extending through the said flanges and through the said planks.

4. A railway car having a partition comprising vertical side posts each composed of two Z-bars having corresponding flanges placed together, planks extending horizontally between the said side posts on both sides of the said flanges, and bolts extending through the said flanges and through the said planks.

5. A railway car havinga partition comprising vertical side posts each consisting of two Z-bars having corresponding flanges placed together, gusset plates bolted to the said flanges and to the frame of the car, planks extending horizontally between the said side posts and resting against both sidesof the said flanges, and bolts extending through the said flanges and through the said planks.

In testimony whereof I, the said HARRY T. ANDERSON, have hereunto set my hand.

HARRY .T. ANDERSON. 

